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A photo illustration combining a photograph of the Iowa State Capitol with an excerpt of Senate File 2435 atop it.
A photo illustration combining a photograph of the Iowa State Capitol with an excerpt of Senate File 2435 atop it.

Iowa Lawmakers Pass Last-Minute Ban on DEI, Institutional Statements

April 26, 2024

The Republican-controlled Iowa General Assembly ratcheted up restrictions issued by the state Board of Regents, sending the governor one of the nation’s broadest DEI bans.

A photo illustration combining a headshot of Brian Salvatore with a quote from LSU Shreveport’s letter listing the charges against him.
A photo illustration combining a headshot of Brian Salvatore with a quote from LSU Shreveport’s letter listing the charges against him.

LSU Shreveport Seeks to Fire Tenured Environmental Advocate

April 24, 2024

The university says Brian Salvatore, who’s made accusations against multiple fellow faculty members, has created a “toxic” work environment.

A photograph of Minouche Shafik looking serious and concerned.
A photograph of Minouche Shafik looking serious and concerned.

Columbia President Accused of Dishonest Testimony, Throwing Professors ‘Under the Bus’

April 19, 2024

Minouche Shafik denounced antisemitism more forcefully than past Ivy League presidents in Wednesday's hearing, but Republicans who questioned her still aren’t satisfied. And some faculty members are alarmed.

A photograph of Rutgers University demonstrators, including one holding a megaphone and another holding a sign saying “Our Working Conditions Are Students’ Learning Conditions” around a fist grasping a pencil.
A photograph of Rutgers University demonstrators, including one holding a megaphone and another holding a sign saying “Our Working Conditions Are Students’ Learning Conditions” around a fist grasping a pencil.

On National ‘Day of Action for Higher Ed,’ Some Rally, Others Strike

April 18, 2024

Demonstrations, teach-ins and a graduate-worker walkout highlighted a union-supported, multi-campus event Wednesday designed to push back against attacks on academic freedom, job security and academe more broadly.